Sonoma County Water Quality Objectives

Public Workshops for the Proposed 

Water Quality Objectives Update Amendment

Below is the Public Notice for the workshops on the scope of the proposed Water Quality Objectives Update Amendment currently being developed by staff from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  The first workshop will be held at the Regional Water Board's regularly scheduled November 3, 2011 meeting in Santa Rosa.  The second  workshop will be held on November 8, 2011 in Weaverville.

The Staff Report and proposed Basin Plan amendment language will be released in early November. Once the document is released,  a Notice of Availability announcing the opening of the public comment period for these documents will be announced.

More information on this project can be found on the North Coast Regional Water Board's website located at:http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/ 

California Regional Water Quality Control Board

 North Coast Region 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP 

Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan

for the North Coast to Update Water Quality Objectives 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) staff will conduct public workshops at the regularly scheduled Regional Water Board meeting on November 3, 2011 in Santa Rosa, CA and on November 8, 2011 in Weaverville, CA. The purpose of these workshops is to facilitate early public and Board involvement in the proposed amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) to Update Water Quality Objectives (WQO Update Amendment). A quorum of Regional Water Board members will be present at the November 3, 2011 workshop and may be present at the November 8, 2011 workshop. No action will be taken by the Regional Water Board at these workshops. 


Background 
The proposed WQO Update Amendment includes a number of actions relative to updating water quality objectives for both surface and groundwater in the North Coast Region. These updates are proposed for both Section 3 (Water Quality Objectives) and Section 4 (Implementation) of the Basin Plan. The development of such an amendment to the Basin Plan has been identified as a high priority by the Regional Water Board since 2004. 


Availability of Documents 
The Executive Officer Summary Report for the proposed WQO Update Amendment is available for download from the Regional Water Board’s Internet website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast. 


Copies of this document can also be obtained at the Regional Water Board’s office at 5550 Skylane Blvd., Suite A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or by calling (707) 576-2674. 


Submittal of Written Comments 

The deadline to submit written comments on the CEQA Scoping Document for a

Restoration Policy is hereby extended to November 18, 2011. Comments must be

mailed to:

North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

5550 Skylane Blvd., Suite A

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Attn: Alydda Mangelsdorf

Or emailed to: AMangelsdorf@waterboards.ca.gov

Comments should be sent to: 
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board 
5550 Skylane Blvd., Suite A 
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 
Attn: Lauren Clyde 


Or email to: LClyde@waterboards.ca.gov 


PUBLIC WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 
November 3, 2011 Meeting November 8, 2011

Meeting Locations: 
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Office 
5550 Skylane Blvd., Suite A, 
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 
Phone (707) 576-2220 

Trinity Public Utilities District Office 

26 Ponderosa Lane 
Weaverville, CA 96093 
Phone (530) 623-5536 

PARKING AND ACCESSIBILITY
 For directions to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board offices, please refer to: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/contact.html. Parking for both meetings is available onsite. Both the Regional Water Board office in Santa Rosa and the Trinity Public Utilities District Office in Weaverville are accessible to persons with disabilities. Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to contact Ms. Patti Corsie, Executive Assistant, at (707) 576-2307 or PCorsie@waterboards.ca.gov at least five days prior to the meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users

LEGAL BASIS FOR ACTION: California Water Code §13240 authorizes the
Regional Water Board to revise the Basin Plan as needed.  These
revisions must be in accordance with the notice and hearing requirements
of California Water Code §13244, 23 CCR §377, and 40 CFR §25.5.  This
amendment will not alter any regulatory element of the Basin Plan, and
therefore can be submitted as a “Change Without Regulatory Effect”
(1 CCR §100).  The amendment has no potential for any direct or indirect
change to the environment.

CONTACT PERSON: Donald Coates, 707-566-3882,
DCoates@waterboards.ca.gov.